muscle car

noun

: any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving

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Jeff lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon amid the ponderosa pines, classic muscle cars, a crypt of collector horror comics, and two loyal English Setters. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 June 2025 What’s happening Rock ‘N Roll Concert and Car Show: Featuring live music, more than 150 classic cars, muscle cars, and hot rods, for car enthusiasts to enjoy, and a contest for best car. Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025 Those electric muscle cars are expected to hit streets in 2026. IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025 He’s been content to zoom through life, doing runs and drops for Saxton in his gorgeous cherry-red muscle car, bedding different women and spending time with his friend Izzy (Camille Guaty) and her precocious young daughter, Luna (Adriana Aluna Martinez). Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for muscle car

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of muscle car was in 1966

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“Muscle car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20car. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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